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Ohio County To Save Money on Property Insurance

WHEELING – Ohio County commissioners are joining with other counties in West Virginia to get a cheaper rate on property insurance, and it should save them about $83,000 next year. The commissioners this week opted to move away from a private insurance carrier to the West Virginia ...

Council Hears From Opponents of Data Center, Historic Demolition

WHEELING – Sixteen citizens came before Wheeling City Council on Tuesday night, most of whom voiced opposition to either the proposed data center in Warwood or the demolition of historic buildings downtown to accommodate a new waterfront development with a hotel. Both projects promise to ...

Moundsville Rec Center Earthwork Under Way

MOUNDSVILLE – Work is underway on the building site for the new nearly $5 million Moundsville Recreation Center. Earth work began recently to prepare the land for the metal structure that will be delivered in sections and then put together by Dove Contracting of Washington, Pa. The ...

Study Shows West Virginia Has The Lowest Bills; But Is Living Really Cheaper?

MORGANTOWN – A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That's good news – in a way. As Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension associate professor, pointed out, “You have to look at the data in context. You can't look at the data as an individual factor.” The figures come from Doxo.com's 2025 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report and were reported by UtilityRates.com. Doxo.com, among other things, offers an app to manage and pay all household bills. UtilityRates.com helps residents of states with deregulated utilities find the best ...

Rabbi Lief Talks Role Of New Homelessness Task Force

Rabbi Joshua Lief of Wheeling's Temple Shalom said Tuesday afternoon that the plight of the city's homeless population is a problem that no one in Wheeling can ignore. "All it takes for problems to endure is for good people to pretend that it's not their problem, walk on by and turn a blind ...

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